“I really don’t want to do this work anymore.”A client recently said this to me in a coaching session. We were reviewing the services she offers to her clients and when we came to one in particular, I could tell by the look on her face that it wasn’t love anymore. It’s a service she’s…
It’s goal-setting season and you’re probably busy determining how to make the most of 2026 for your business. In the midst of studying performance metrics, analyzing the competition, and creating your go-forward marketing plan, I have a question:Is who you serve serving you? For business owners with a “client service first” mindset, this probably seems…
Let me start right off by saying if there were a single marketing formula that always worked, everyone would use it – and a lot of us would be out of a job. Instead, we try things on until we find a fit and feel that works for us. I call my tried-and-true formula The…
As you probably know by now, I love a good time management hack. Based on the feedback from the blogs I’ve written on this topic, it seems like you do, too. That’s why I’m happy to share a new one with you (drumroll, please) … Assassin’s hour! Sounds kind of badass, doesn’t it? That’s because…
It’s back to school season so, in between procuring school supplies and paying student fees, I’m thinking about the value of continuous learning. Long after we’ve celebrated our last first day of school, after the tests have been passed and the certificates or diplomas have been earned, we obviously still don’t know all there is…
A while back I wrote a blog about “too many ideas syndrome” (TMIS). This is when you have so many ideas it’s hard to focus, so you just shut down instead. My plan was to promptly follow up with a companion blog about writer’s block – which is the opposite of TMIS. What a helpful…
Slogging. It’s kind of a terrible word, isn’t it? Even its definition feels uninspiring and heavy: “Working steadily at something that takes a long time and is boring or difficult.”How about you stop hunching your shoulders and ditch the grind because I’ve got a much different interpretation that may just make you love slogging. Slogging…
Not long ago I had coffee with a friend whose job title is, loosely speaking, “Marketing Department of One.” She’s amazing at what she does and she’s in charge of it all, from social media management to web updates to blog writing. When I asked how work was going, she gave a little sigh and…
When was the last time you did something that scared you? I don’t mean cliff diving or wrestling a grizzly bear. I’m talking about saying yes to a big change that could make a big difference in your business. Stepping into new opportunities instead of lurking behind a bunch of old, tired excuses. There are…
How’s your to do list looking? Are you feeling a little overwhelmed? It’s hard to focus when you’re in that state. Being distracted can cause you to switch from project to project and not get any of them done. And distractions are expensive, costing companies an eye-popping $588 billion a year. Yikes. I’m here to…